Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-17
SIMPLY AWFUL.
THE ABOyETHE PROPER DESIGNATION FOR
LAST NIGHTS COUNCIL MEETING.
The Members &c. Together at Eigh: O'clock and
Chm Each Other Until Ten Mn
u.ss q Midnight

LALGuEu AAkNA VIVIAN $1,000
members present paired OIL and filled the
room with > buzz of conversation, in which
sundry words indicating arguments upon
the comparative merits Of the Wheeling
and Citizens railway companies could be
frequently distinguished. About So Mr..
Young appeared, and a quorum being OBJ
tanned Receiver Dunaway read the MN
utes in q husky voice, with flaws IN II,
and business was proceeded with. There
was lutte u large audience present, lnciud-
ing a number OF prominent citizens.
ORDINANCES TAKEN rr.
The reports of the Committee on Ordin-
ances and Railroads, transmitting certain
ordinances, were read and filed.
The first OF the accompanying papers
taken up was an ordinance relieving bath
tubs in private houses from taxation. MT.
Harrell, on the second reading, opposed
the ordinance. He said: Shame on
the father OF the ordinance, and shame on
the one whOstarted this class legislation. Ny
He said the one who started the ordinance
had a bath tub which he didn't want to
pay for.
Mr.. Caldwell said he believed in en-
cOuraging that cleanliness which Is next
to goodness. 1t was hardly class leglsla-
ton, to encourage people to keep clean.
Mr.. Harrell insisted that ''luxuries
ought to be paid for He moved TO re-
jet.
The ordinance was rejected, ayes -,
noes ;.
THE NINE-HOrR ORDINANCE GOES ON Elk.
The Council then took up an ordinance
relative to the number of hours work per
day required Of laborers upon the streets.
The document is rs follows
Sec. l. That nine hours shall constitute
q days work for all labOreTs employed by
the Board OF Public Works directly upon
the streets of this city. But the above
provisions shall not apply to labOrers EN-
piOyed by persons contracting for paving
streets. or by other contractors, with the
Board of Public Works, Tor work on the
street. The said Board and other officers
acting for and ON behalf OF the city are re-
uuired to respect in all particulars the
provisions Of this ordinance, and are direct
ed to require no more tor one days work
than nine hours rs aforesaid. All work
exceeding nine hours per day shall be cred
tied, accounted and paid for by the city rs
extra time.
Section > provided for a fine for viola
Iisus OF the ordinance.
Mr.. Maxwell objected 10 ! second read
ing and it went Oger, Later Alr. hcaly
asked that the objections be withdrawn,
but Dir. Maxwell refused 10 DO 50. lie
| aiterwgrd said, however, that he did not
I approve ct the ordinance, and friends Of the
oil measure, which covered all other en-
~plOyers, had asked him to stand firm.
Mr.. Jones said he was one OF those who
objected, and lie gave his reasons there
for, claiming 1t was not broad enough.
The matter was then dropped after SOME
hot words BY one or two members.
II STREET CAR ORDINANCE
The next thing in order was the ordi-
nance granting certain privileges to the
Citizens galway Company, familiar to
our relieIs. titer the reading Of the
ordinance the Chair, IN connection with
the ordinance, submitted 4 petition from
Fred Viewig and Htty-ODe other citizens
Of Jacob street, protesting against the
granting Of a right OF way Ia Tie Citizens
Company down Jacob street, after the
riyht to use that thoroughiare had already
been granted the Wheeling Company. Mr..
Caldwell submitted a counter petition,
siguel by Louis Bishop and fifteen Others.
Mr.. Jaeger li;s2 submitted an amendment
TO Section /. reGmlln. tEc Citizens Com-
pany 20 20 either east or west aSonG tC!ty-
second stree, and run down Eoil OF Wafer
street, as they might eject. pom TINS the
debate vas prolonged arHi ioHI. Argu-
ments pro and cou we're hurled back and
forth. members jumped Oh the Street lsail
wav Company, and were Jumped on IN
turn, and the talk ran on IN an intermln-
able way. The arguments upon either
side wee sery exhaustive, and the debate
would probably Ms lea Z4iirlnS OF ms
paper. Finally, nj ten O'Clock, : sOIe ~
reached on Mr.. Jaeger'- a~tGrBdment, and
il WAS adopted, ayes Is, noes >, the latter
Me-:s. Healy, Mitchell, McEown, Prayer
and Young, ~. Caldwell not voting
Mr.. Caldwell then O,,Sered an amendment
giving the company the rign. - run ITS
tsaak from the company stable at Forty
| second aud Natrr streets, south on Water
10 Forty-fOurth stTee,, a~-t on FOrty-iourth
To Eolf, north on Eotr to Forty -ts,E! and
thence on the alley between Jacob ana
Water strrr;s. to Forty second street,
forming = loop. THIS was adopted with
ont opposition.
In section !. Mr.. Jaeger offered an
amendment requiring b eCompany to begin
running cars regularly trouI the NcI.ure
House to theNlOwer limits Of the Gty,
within two months, otherwise the ordl-
nance 10 be of no effect. While speaking
on his motion. Nh. Caldwell stepped up to
him and stood ON his tip-toes holding his
hand to his ear. lie said, when he got a
chance. IhSt he would not object to the
clause and i went in hy unanimous con-
sent.
II Il l.. ". H}s ITS HAtR FtLLEIr
Section five left the style Of the cleo
trical motive power to the approval Of tic
Board of Public Works and the Commit
tee on strest, Alleys aud Grades. Upon
the reading OF tuts, NJ. Maxwell said he
thought that was a waste OF Va.Gg n he
had heard a member of the Board say that
body would not meet with any committee
.. Council.
Mr. n4r.s!l said the mcrnhCr Of the
Board who sad that Sgght 10 bc sacked. -
Mr. Jaeger said the Lem. r Of the
! Roard who had used that expression, LAO,
when y Councilman, always been dead
set" against the Hoard. Now that man
wanted To have nothlugto dp With Conn
ell. The speaker vas dead set against
the Board from this day forth.
Mr.. Uarrell went tor the Board again,
and Mr.. Maxwell moved to strike ont the
words Board of Public Works, and leave
the whole matter to the Committee on
Streets, Alleys and Grades. This was
agreed to.
Then Mr.. Maxwell offered an additional
section. requiring the Citizens Railway
Company to allow other railroads to cross
It's track, under the direction Of the Is. T..
W. THIS raised another ow, Mr.. Cald-
we'll saying the laws of the Stat, provided
for railroad crossings, and he declined to
bc placed IN a position which would re-
uuire the b. L. W. TO sit rs a court upon
h. aewnauy. Hcmoved to strike out the
| b. =. w. 49, ."sert the Council OF the
| city OF Wheeling. kgc2ed to.
The ordinance WAS then put OH It's tnal
passage, to au appropriate accompaniment
~ pufls by 4 b. X .. locomotive, and il
Was agoes! -.
hnSD. IONS.